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NIMH Dumps the DSM-5: The No News Big News
Some time ago, I blogged about results from field trials of the soon-to-be-released, fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Turns out, many of the diagnoses in the “new and improved” version were simply unreliable. In fact, the likelihood of two clinicians, applying the same criteria to assess the same person — read more
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More from Sweden
Three short weeks ago, I was in Stockholm, Sweden talking about "what works" in clinical practice. As I announced at the time, my visit coincided with an announcement by the organization governing mental health practice in the country. For the better part of a decade, CBT enjoyed near exclusive status as "evidence-based." Indeed, payment for… — read more
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Psychologist Alan Kazdin Needs Help: Please Give
Look at this picture. This man needs help. He is psychologist, Alan Kazdin, former president of the American Psychological Association, and current Professor of Psychology at Yale University. A little over a week ago, to the surprise and shock of many in the field, he disclosed a problem in his professional life. In an interview… — read more
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Problems in Evidence-Based Land: Questioning the Wisdom of "Preferred Treatments"
This last week, Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor for the U.K. Independent published an article entitled, “The big question: Does cognitive therapy work? And should the NHS (National Health Service) provide more of it?” Usually such questions are limited to professional journals and trade magazines. Instead, it ran in the “Life and Style” section of one of Britain’s… — read more